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Breaking Fox news banner only - Georgian official reports shootdown of two Russian aircraft
Fox news ^ | 8/8/08 | na

Posted on 08/08/2008 5:37:41 AM PDT by SueRae

uh oh

bigtime

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 888; caucasus; geopolitics; georgiantroops; ossetia; shootdown; war
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To: SueRae

100 tanks heading for the capital.


101 posted on 08/08/2008 6:09:08 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E. That spells free. freerepublic.com baby)
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To: Spktyr
I wouldn't count The Georgeon’s out as Russia is laying claim to Georgia's Homeland. History is full of like people rising to crush their would-be invaders...
102 posted on 08/08/2008 6:09:18 AM PDT by Dansong
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Of course China will denounce the human rights violations of Russia and demand it stop oppressing its ethnic minorities like Ossetia and assert that Putin should respect the rights of Georgia, as an independent state. (Tibet?)


103 posted on 08/08/2008 6:09:21 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Islander7

Didn’t Georgia become a NATO member???

If so, and Russia has declared war, NATO is going to be put to the test. The real deal test...


104 posted on 08/08/2008 6:09:42 AM PDT by DB
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To: PapaBear3625; ASA Vet; BIGLOOK

Thanks for posting this. This has apparently been going on for years.

“Voice of America: Georgian Forces Attack South Ossetia

Georgian military forces have fought their way into the capital of the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Friday he had ordered an all-out offensive to regain control of the breakaway area.

Russian “peacekeeping” troops are in Ossetia. Georgia accuses them of aiding the rebels. Looks like combat might soon or already be happening between Georgian and Russian ground forces.”


105 posted on 08/08/2008 6:09:43 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Obama, the Oreo CINO, wants special-ed treatment as our untouchable affirmative action candidate)
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To: mware

Make that 100 Russian tanks heading for the capital.


106 posted on 08/08/2008 6:10:01 AM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E. That spells free. freerepublic.com baby)
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To: neb52
This could be a war that drags other nations in whether they want to or not.

Not unlike World War I...

107 posted on 08/08/2008 6:10:30 AM PDT by tlj18 (Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President!)
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To: G.Mason

Actually... most of those guys retired or went back to Mongolia.

The rest went to Kazakhstan. I don’t think the Russians even have those unit numbers in their TOE any more.


108 posted on 08/08/2008 6:10:39 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

“Russian gear just *isn’t* as good as Western counterparts, even their front-line stuff.”

\With the possible exception of the AK47


109 posted on 08/08/2008 6:11:20 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: mathluv

I hope that’s true.


110 posted on 08/08/2008 6:12:31 AM PDT by murron (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: Dansong

It’s a matter of numbers. I don’t think the Georgians can hold out against the numbers the Russians can throw, and the Russians have been looking for an excuse ever since they didn’t exactly cover themselves in glory with Chechnya. That, and the dismal public failure of several weapons systems they were counting on for export, means that Russia was looking for something to polish the medals with.


111 posted on 08/08/2008 6:12:46 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: DB

Okay, they are not a NATO member. They wanted to join.


112 posted on 08/08/2008 6:12:48 AM PDT by DB
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To: Son House

Yes, this type of activity is why we built a Strategic Oil Reserve. Hopefully, we may never have to use it, and to waste it foolishly for politics is silly, and yet that is what the current majority party wants offer as a solution for a crises that shouldn’t be. We have the ability to drill our way out of this as a temporary solution, until those scifi replacements for oil become available...


113 posted on 08/08/2008 6:12:55 AM PDT by LRS (NO DRILLING; NO PEACE!)
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To: Spktyr
“This is the moment of truth for everybody, for President Bush, for the United States, for the rest of western world… This is really a crucial moment for the history of Europe and high time to wake up for everybody.”

Civil.ge

They are already clamoring for the USA to 'fix things'.
114 posted on 08/08/2008 6:13:24 AM PDT by Islander7 ("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
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To: livius

There are very few Mooselimbs in S. Ossetia. These people are of Iranian extract but they are mostly Orthodox Christians. There are some Sunni in the area but not part of this cluster frack.

This is about territory and two different ethnic peoples. The Georgians are Caucasian. The people in S. Ossetia want their own place or to be with Russia.

There is also a big pipeline that runs through this area to the Black Sea.


115 posted on 08/08/2008 6:13:57 AM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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To: SueRae

bttt


116 posted on 08/08/2008 6:14:59 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: mware

Can’t wait for the Annointed One’s solution.


117 posted on 08/08/2008 6:15:04 AM PDT by AU72
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To: traderrob6

Well, anything above simple machining. They make pretty reliable (if not terribly accurate) rifles.

Their electronics, as I’ve found out to my dismay over and over with getting AK accessories, run the gamut from awful to suspicious. I had one of their takes on a red dot sight set itself on fire last year.

Having seen the Dragon and TOW demonstrated, I think the Russians just stuck their hand in the blender. It remains to be seen if they will pull it out in pain or shove it in harder to stop the blades.


118 posted on 08/08/2008 6:15:23 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: neb52

Why would the Turks want to come in and help the Georgians?


119 posted on 08/08/2008 6:15:23 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Islander7

Has the “Chosen one” chimed in yet? Asking for whirled peas?

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for...


120 posted on 08/08/2008 6:15:44 AM PDT by listenhillary (Obama - The Wizard of Uhs)
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